regarding some of the criteria for declaring someone a disbeliever, such as one who rules by other than what Allah has revealed?
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The questioner : Is one who intentionally kills a believer and does not repent a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Do we declare him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : If he does not consider it permissible.
The questioner : If he does not consider it permissible,
The Shaykh : he is not a disbeliever as long as he does not deem it lawful.
The questioner : Has anyone declared him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : Yes, the Khawarij consider him a disbeliever, and the Mu'tazilah consider him to be in an intermediate position between the two positions, whereas the people of the Sunnah do not declare him a disbeliever.
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Do we declare him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : If he does not consider it permissible.
The questioner : If he does not consider it permissible,
The Shaykh : he is not a disbeliever as long as he does not deem it lawful.
The questioner : Has anyone declared him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : Yes, the Khawarij consider him a disbeliever, and the Mu'tazilah consider him to be in an intermediate position between the two positions, whereas the people of the Sunnah do not declare him a disbeliever.